Topics covered in this survey include the respondent's
interest in politics in general and in the 1984 Federal Election in
particular, political trust, respondent assessment of the most
important issues in the 1984 election, party identification at both the
federal and provincial level, exposure to the campaign including the
television debates, respondent's vote and reasons for that decision,
attitudes towards the parties and their leaders, feeling thermometer
ratings of ... (more info)

Topics covered in this survey include the respondent's
interest in politics in general and in the 1984 Federal Election in
particular, political trust, respondent assessment of the most
important issues in the 1984 election, party identification at both the
federal and provincial level, exposure to the campaign including the
television debates, respondent's vote and reasons for that decision,
attitudes towards the parties and their leaders, feeling thermometer
ratings of party leaders and various groups, attitudes toward social
class, and various other social and political attitudes. Background
information such as education, occupation, religion, language, and
group memberships was also obtained from respondents. In addition, the
interview data were augmented with information about the
socio-demographic and political characteristics of the consituency in
which each respondent resided.

Universe:
Population of Canada aged 18 years and over with the
following exceptions: the Northwest Territories and Yukon, some
inaccessible and sparsely populated areas in each province, inmates of
institutions and inhabitants of lumber and mining camps, members of the
armed forces not living at home, and persons living on Indian
reservations.